On the last Sunday of April, Turkmenistan celebrates the Day of the Turkmen Horse, Akhal-Teke. The famous horse breed takes its name from a Turkmen tribe, the Teke. This year, the country is sending ...

Wearing a blue caftan and shaggy sheepskin hat, Turkmenistan's president looked every part the accomplished horse-riding tribesman as he effortlessly cantered on his jewel-adorned stallion before ...

In the heart of Central Asia, the sunbaked Karakum Desert stretches across Turkmenistan. For centuries, the nomadic Turkmen who inhabited these desiccated plains trekked long distances on horseback in ...

It’s not often you can rent a beautiful, ancient and rare breed of horse for a trail ride, but at Dasha Cole’s Myakka River Trail Rides, the endangered Akhal-Teke horses are available for greenhorns.

Social media users are sharing photos of what they call the most beautiful horse on earth. The horse is a native of Turkey and has received the title of the ‘most beautiful horse in the world’ from ...

Turkmenistan is home to one of the oldest and most beautiful horse breeds known as Akhal-Teke. These horses have been bred for thousands of years by the Turkmen Teke tribe in the Akhal oasis in the ...

The Akhal-Teke is an elegant, exotic horse, which exudes grace and athleticism. This ancient breed started out in the hot climates of the central Asian desert as a ridden horse for the Turkmen people, ...